Applause.
Cheers.
Standing ovation.
Again.
This time louder.
Longer.
Stronger.
Roy sat completely motionless.
For the first time all evening, nobody was looking at him.
Nobody cared about him.
Nobody cared about his announcement.
The attention had shifted entirely.
Exactly where it belonged.
On me.
Eventually the applause settled.
People approached my table.
